Manager, Engineering - Release Pipeline

Torc Robotics • Ann Arbor, MI

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About The Position

At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.
A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight.
Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer.
Meet the Team
The Build and Tools group at Torc is responsible for the infrastructure, hosted systems, developer platform, and build pipelines for Torc products. The release pipelines team is a new team within the build and tools group responsible for building the automation systems and workflow pipelines supporting rapid and safe release of safety critical software to autonomous vehicles.
What You’ll Do
As a member of the release pipelines team, you will be responsible for the automation and pipeline work that ties individual software components and a layered embedded operating system together into a cohesive release. You will be responsible for build and packaging performance, implementation of release candidacy workflows, and establishing the digital thread that links initial requirements and safety inputs with a reproducible output ready for testing or production deployment. This will involve:
Build automation tooling and pipeline development
Complex workflow automation via Temporal
Bazel, BuildStream, and other high-speed build systems
Integration with 3rd party work tracking and requirements systems
Integration with custom systems and hardware testing platforms

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or engineering equivalent & 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years of Engineering Management Experience
• Technical Strategy: Ability to define a roadmap for build infrastructure, focusing on pipelines for releasing complex multi-faceted software systems. Bonus points for experience in embedded software systems. Prioritization of developer velocity, system reliability, and hermeticity.
• Domain Literacy: Strong technical background in Build/Release Engineering, including a deep understanding of the trade-offs between different build systems (Bazel vs. others) and workflow engines (Temporal).
• Operational Oversight: Experience with AWS environments and containerized software delivery lifecycles.
• Resource Management: Familiarity with the complexities of Debian-based software distribution and the automation required to maintain a secure supply chain.
• Team Leadership: Proven track record of hiring and developing high-performing engineers in the space.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the hardware-software interface and the unique challenges of supporting embedded Linux and complex embedded software releases.

Responsibilities

• Build automation tooling and pipeline development
• Complex workflow automation via Temporal
• Bazel, BuildStream, and other high-speed build systems
• Integration with 3rd party work tracking and requirements systems
• Integration with custom systems and hardware testing platforms

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 401K plan with a 6% employer match
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
• AD+D and Life Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees